Home!!

It's official - we now have a place to rest our heads when we arrive in Xela. (Yay!!)

Our first two months will be in a 3 bedroom apartment further away from downtown. Though it will be smaller, more expensive, and less conveniently located, it will be fully furnished and comes with a cleaning service. (I'm not going to lie - that's kind of exciting.)

Anyhoo - here are some pics of that place:

The front

Welcome!

A cozy livingroom

Kitchen

Upstairs bedrooms

In late September, we'll be moving to a much bigger place. It belongs to the mother of a dear friend there (whom we are excited to get to know even better). I don't know what we'll do wtih all the space - there are six bedrooms! But, it is a wonderful price, conveniently located downtown, and a really nice home. We are feeling truly blessed!! Here are a few shots of this place, so you'll know what to expect if you come visit us. :)

The front (lots of hills there)

The livingroom

Dining room (attached to kitchen)

What a lovely kitchen!! :)

The archways at the end are the door to the kitchen and windows in the diningroom. This is the INTERIOR courtyard/patio. (Cool, huh?) It has a clear, plastic room two stories up, so it is always sunny during the day, but doesn't rain in. 

One of the bedrooms. (One of SIX!)

This is the 2nd floor. There are bedrooms all around the open courtyard/patio, with walkways connecting them.

The rooftop patio (a.k.a. - the clothes dryer). :)

My favorite - the view from the rooftop. Ahhhh, Xela - a beautiful city, and our new home!

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and getting a chance to see where we'll be staying once we arrive. I'm sure there will be many more pics posted once we get there. But, at least we can all imagine together now between now and when we get there!